Can chronic anxiety be fully treated?

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I have been having anxiety problems for years now with no idea as to what caused it but in the last year it has gotten out of control... almost every time i leave the house to go somewhere even just to pick my husband up from work which is not far or drop my daughter to daycare I have a major anxiety attack which makes me get all hot and tingly and i feel like i am going to vomit and i get a major urge to have a bowel movement. I now go out as little as possible just so i can avoid having an attack. I decided to go to the doctor about it a couple of days ago and she said i have chronic Anxiety disorder and I have booked in for counseling and she sent me for blood tests to check out other stuff so i go back for results in 2 days and to have more of a talk about my options but I was just wondering if i will ever be normal again.. I know 'normal' is probably not the right work to use but i can't help but feel 'abnormal' at the moment.. I miss going places and taking my kiRAB places but at the moment this anxiety is in charge of my life. So can this be fixed and if so how? How does counseling work? Or are there magic pills to help? I can't take this crap anymore..
 
How awful for you and scary for your family. I am sure the family is worried for you. I believe with counseling and the right dose of meRAB that you can get this thing under control and get your life back. Counseling would work by getting to the root of your fears. Of course it depenRAB on what method of therapy is used. You may have PTSD and not know it. How old are you? It could be peri-menopausal symptoms. Don't think this will all go away magically overnite because it won't. You will probably have many ups and downs. Your main focus will be to try and listen to what the therapist tells you and to take your medications, if any, as prescribed. You may want to try alternative methoRAB of anxiety relief such as exercise, deep breathing, and getting out of the house a little at a time each day. I know the longer you stay in the harder it is to go out and face the world. Sincerely, searchin
 
I am 27 so i hope it has nothing to do with menopause... i don't think it would be from PTSD either as i have never had anything or witnessed anything dramatic happen... I seriously have no idea at all how this started so I guess Im worried that if i don't know how it started i won't know how to fix it...
 
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you are so young. anxiety is strange as it just takes a hold of you. i would really encourage counselling so that you can try to find out what is making you feel anxious. what feelings you have inside that make you afraid. even if you never really find out why, you can try to get some help with some techniques for dealing when you feel that way. i don't know if it's a personality trait, or a mixup in our brains that makes us this way. one thing i learned whenever i get a panic attack is to remeraber that it's a panic attack and to breathe and accept it and alot of the time it goes away. living for years like this just takes alot away and it's so sad. i wish you the best of luck. really, try therapy. anything you can. find someone you trust and like and just talk it out and don't be afraid to say whatever you want.
 
I'm beginning to wonder about your question myself. I've recently relapsed after 8 years of peace. I think with the right meRAB. and a good psychotherapist who can teach you some effective anxiety management techniques; diaphramatic breathing, sensory imagery exercises, hypnosis, etc., you can find some peace yourself from this. I agree that it does rob you and your family from enjoying life to the fullest at times, but I think that they much rather have you around to love, and be loved by. Good luck, and hang in there.
 
Thanks for all your replies... i am booked in for counseling on the 4th Noveraber and i go back to the doc Thursday for blood test results and to talk about meRAB and stuff... I have a 4 year old daughter and a 1 year old son and for some reason it makes things worse when i have them with me, maybe because it makes it alot harder to make a quick exit but i hate it because even taking them to the park for a play is a major set off for an attack and i really want to be able to do these things with them... I have been doing a lot of reading on types of anxiety and i can saftly say i have agoraphobia... Everything they mention related to it i can relate to... I just don't know what has caused it... hopefully i can get this sorted out so i can have a life and be part of my kiRAB life instead of their dad just taking them everywhere... makes me so sad i cry..
 
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